HCA Solutions is currently seeking a qualified candidate to serve as a Dental Assistant at Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) USP Lewistown PA.
This is a full-time W-2 position offering long-term placement, health benefits, and paid time off.
Between the hours of 7:30 am and 4:00 pm Monday-Friday, excluding Federal Holidays.
DESCRIPITION OF DUTIES
The Dental Assistant contractors shall generally provide the following services which may include, but are not limited to, the items listed below. Therefore, the candidate shall be capable of performing any and all Dental Assistant procedures needed without any technical support. The candidate will generally work under the supervision of the Chief Dentist.
1. The Dental Assistant(s) will perform chair-side dental assistance in the following dental disciplines: operative, prosthetics, endodontic, periodontics, radiology, and oral surgery. Sterilization and disinfection techniques of instruments will be required, as well as, administrative functions, such as, filing, scheduling appointments, and inventorying supplies. Services will be provided in the method as considered normal in the local community. These services will be unsupervised by the Government, but will be monitored by the CM.
2. The Dental Assistant(s) shall be very familiar with fourhanded dentistry with respect to all technical methods and procedures as practiced at this institution. He/she must also have an excellent working knowledge of instruments, types of restorative materials and methods used for the purpose of making impressions. The Dental Assistant(s) must have knowledge of oral and dental anatomy and must be able to chart the intra-oral findings. In addition to the above, the Dental Assistant(s) will be required to assist the staff Dentist with oral surgery, operative procedures, prosthetics, radiology, endodontic, preventive, and clerical duties. The duties of this position will require frequent and direct contact with individuals in confinement and who have been convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States.
3. The Dental Assistant(s) will work with the Dental Officer(s) or his/her designee. Dentistry work is generally made on a daily basis or as the procedure or patient's need(s) dictate. Many other assignments are stated in general terms, which require a high level of understanding and initiative to complete the assignment. The Dental Assistant(s) will be required to use his/her training and practical experience, the Dentist's preferred methods, and current journals or manuals to establish the guidelines by which his/her duties can be accomplished. The Dental Assistant(s) will be required to perform a wide range of intra and extra-oral procedures.
4. Those procedures require a broad knowledge of dental anatomy, and require a wide variety of accepted techniques and manual dexterity to accomplish. Any records maintained by the dental assistant will remain the property of the institution.
5. Listed below are the main subject areas associated with each contract Dental Assistant position:
a. ORAL SURGERY - They shall evaluate the procedure to be performed. Prepare anesthetic, appropriate instruments with sterile technique and drapes, evacuate surgical field, retract tissue, irrigate bone structure during rotary instrumentation, remove sutures, apply appropriate medicaments as prescribed by the Dentist, and give post-surgical instructions.
b. OPERATIVE PROCEDURES - They shall prepare operative environment, anesthetics and instruments utilizing sterile technique. Maintain dry operative field, retract tissue, place bases, liners and retainers with matrices. Place pack and carve sedative restorations. Polish amalgam restorations.
c. PROSTHETICS - They shall select appropriate trays and impression materials, make preliminary impressions for study models, fabricate custom trays. Pour models and minor denture repairs.
d. RADIOLOGY - They shall take and develop intra-oral and extra-oral radiographs, including bitewings, periapical and panorex films.
e. ENDODONTICS - They shall place rubber dam, prepare sterile field for procedure, remove temporary filling with rotary slow speed instrument, irrigate canals and prepare appropriate medicaments and instruments.
f. PREVENTIVE - They shall provide instruction on oral hygiene care. Apply fluoride and desensitizing agents.
g. CLERICAL DUTIES - They shall be required to perform minor clerical duties; such as filing, typing, call-outs, institutional memorandums, answering phones, scheduling patients, which may include contacting Unit Officers via the handheld radio, maintaining stock records, contacting vendors for pricing information along with preparing the appropriate ordering forms for supplies, and other general duties recognized as routine in a dental clinic.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- The Dental Assistant shall possess specialty training from an accredited Dental Assistant school. Training must include dental radiology and radiology safety.
- The Dental Assistant shall be certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association
- Current license to practice as a Dental Assistant
- Must have a minimum of one (1) year of experience providing Dental Assistant services.
Job Type: Full-time
Expected hours: 30.0 – 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- What is your expected pay rate for this position?
Experience:
- Dental Assisting: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- License/Certification from an accredited Dental Asst. School (Required)
- BLS/CPR Certification (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
